zivilisieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- civilise verb To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
Senses
zivilisieren is used for these senses in English:
- civilise To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
civilise — full definition
- verb To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- verb To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
- verb To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
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